Stop helping slay bosses

I've just been hopping around helping out when I can for nothing. I jumped into a normal Baal run game. After I got to the team at the Throne, everyone left a few seconds latter. I hope they didn't get disconnected. But I was baffled why they all left. I didn't want anything and I wasn't going to pick up a thing. Just wanted to help.

If I decide to help other guys, I leave drops to them, even if it's high runes.

whats the benefit to playing in an open game where its a free for all on the drops opposed to your own game and all the loot for yourself

Darkhold wrote: 19 hours ago

So I've officially decided to no longer help players slay bosses so they can traverse the game.
It always ends up with ungrateful players swiping up the drops while you do all the work and gloat about what great drops they got.
Now I'm under no illusion that they need to share the items but coming up and swiping and gloating is just that last middle finger and I'm done with it.
I am happy to help out struggling players and often drop items from my stash for them. /rant

If this is what they do after you have agreed with them that the loot is to be shared, then I agree, this is very bad form on their part.

But, if this hasn't been agreed in advanced, then i would say it's not unreasonable or unexpected for the player of the game to claim the loot. After all, it is their game. Some players in this situation might offer you something at this stage, but many won't. Both host players and the helpers will all have different expectations, and sometimes help is for free, (and understood to be free) and sometimes help will cost them something (and understood as such).

Probably best to agree it in advance to avoid misunderstandings. Hope your next games are better.

Aards.

Darkhold wrote: 1 hour ago

I think you all misunderstand. I killed Andariel for them so with my 300mf and their quest bugged boss, 2 solid items dropped. I did this with zero expectations, didn't expect anything but having the player blurringly grab the loot and tp out and THEN gloat about the drops. That is my issue. I've often dropped good loot for starters without even a thanks.

Hey. Sorry to hear this, but i think i understand correctly. My point of view is just different.

You killed the boss for them (you helped them clear the boss). They took the loot. (You don't think this is right).

I still think that unless you agree beforehand, there is a big chance of a misunderstanding due to your expectation and theirs not matching up.

From one perspective, you are playing in their game. Your service that you offered them was to help them kill their boss monster. You do this But unless you agreed beforehand, it is then not unexpected for the Player to expect to be able to claim the loot from the boss that you killed for them.

You are the helper here, but it is their game? Unless there was prior agreement for a reward, e.g. you keep all the loot, or half the loot, or you get a fixed reward like a Rune, then I don't think it is unreasonable for the player to keep the loot... sorry.